Constanta |  |
| Country | R, Romania |
|---|---|
| ZIP | 9001 |
| Danube´s banks | Left |
| Population | 310000 |
| Sea level | 25 |
| General description | Constanta (older name: Tomis) is the largest Romanian seaport on the Black Sea, the largest city in Dobruja and the capital of Constanţa County. In AD 8, the Roman poet Ovid (43 BC-17) was banished here by Augustus and died there eight years later, celebrating the old town of Tomis in his poems. A statue of Ovid stands in the Ovid Square (Piaţa Ovidiu) of Constanţa, in front of the History Museum (the former City Hall). The city was afterwards included in the Province of Moesia, and, from the time of Diocletian, in Scythia Minor, of which it was the metropolis. After the split of the Roman Empire, Tomis fell under the rule of Byzantine Empire. Tomis was later renamed to Constantiana in honour of Constantia, the half-sister of Constantine the Great (274-337). The earliest known usage of this name was ("Constantia") in 950. The city lay at the seaward end of the Great Wall of Trajan, and has evidently been surrounded by fortifications of its own. Mamaia is a well-known beach resort immediately to the north of Constanta. |
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| Latitude (d:m:s) | 44:10:24 |
| Longitude (d:m:s) | 28:38:18 |
